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Pictures of PRR 2500
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:GE U25BBuilt As:PRR 2500 (U25B)
Serial Number:34528Order No:1345
Frame Number:Built:8/1962
Notes:PRR Class GF-25.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 2500(U25B)
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PRR 2501, GF-25, 1962
Title:  PRR 2501, GF-25, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by J.A. Pinkepank that was taken in Buffalo, New York, on 19 August 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2501 and #2500. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  8/19/1962  Upload Date: 3/19/2020 7:57:24 PM
Location:  Buffalo, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2501(U25B) PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:  914   Comments: 1
PRR Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Title:  PRR Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Description:  Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962. The illustrator is not identified. Caption: "Cover shows some examples of PRR power over the years. The John Bull ~ oldest locomotive preserved in the U.S. today ~ was built in England for the Camden & Amboy Railroad, now part of the Pennsylvania."
Photo Date:  12/31/1962  Upload Date: 10/9/2022 6:12:02 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR TIOGA(4-4-0) PRR 1056(4-4-0) PRR 1737(4-6-2) PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5901(E7A) PRR 4400(E44) PRR 2500(U25B)
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PRR "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 38, 1964
Title:  PRR "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 38, 1964
Description:  Here is page one of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." It was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. Photo Caption: "Low-nose GE U25B's 2500, 2501, and 2502 exert a total of 7500 h.p. climbing westward around Horse Shoe Curve." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All were built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2500 and #2502 were constructed in August, while #2508 was built one month later.
Photo Date:  4/1/1964  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 8:55:19 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2500(U25B) PRR 2501(U25B) PRR 2502(U25B)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, April 1964
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, April 1964
Description:  Here is a photo that was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. It was the lead photo of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." Photo Caption: "Low-nose GE U-25B's 2500, [2508], and 2502 exert a total of 7500 h.p. climbing westward around Horse Shoe Curve." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2500 and #2502 were constructed in August, while #2508 was built one month later.
Photo Date:  4/16/1964  Upload Date: 9/28/2022 11:02:38 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2500(U25B) PRR 2508(U25B) PRR 2502(U25B)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 69, 2008
Title:  Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 69, 2008
Description:  Here is a photo from David W. Seidel's 2008 book entitled "Images Of Rail: Horseshoe Curve," page 69. Partial Caption: "During June 1962, the PRR operated new General Electric U-25B diesel-electric locomotives 2500, 2508, and 2502 over Horseshoe Curve. Rated at 2,500 horsepower, they are equipped with train-phones and dual controls. Railroaders dubbed them 'U-Boats.'" Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All were built by General Electric in 1962: #2500 and #2502 were built in August, but #2508 was built in September. Barely visible in the distance is PRR K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361.
Photo Date:  1/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2018 2:08:32 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2500(U25B) PRR 2508(U25B) PRR 2502(U25B) PRR 1361(4-6-2) PRR 2502(U25B)
Views:  951   Comments: 0

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